A pilot not from Central Louisiana died Friday in a crash of a small plane near Buhlow Lake, according to the Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office.

The crash was reported around 11:47 a.m. to the Tioga substation by the Pineville Police Department. The single-engine private airplane was found in thick brush between the lake and the Veterans Administration Medical Center, reads a release.

The Federal Aviation Administration has taken over the investigation.

The pilot appeared to be the only occupant. The identity of the pilot has not been released yet, reads the release.

Deputies were able to determine that the pilot is not from Central Louisiana, it reads.

Deputies responded to the scene, along with police and fire personnel from the VA, Louisiana State Police and the Alpine and Pineville fire departments.